Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-07
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Making Lore in Public
The girl who never told her love. bnt
let concealment like the worm j, the
bud feed on her damasL cheek. no
longer exists. The girl of to-day has
told her love. 1t will not be her fault
ii he does not know the state of her of-
| fcctions.
And she tells everybody else. She
makes the hay of sentiment while the
sun shines. She takes absolute posses
sion OF her love and haunts him in the
face OF the public. On the deck of the
steamer, on the rail car, in the seclusion
OF mas parlor, in the crowded drawing
room, on the promenade, aud in the
traffic OF street travel, she claims him
to have and to hold. .'Pre-empted" is
written all over him.
A few days ago a young couple sat
together in street-car, and, without
lowering their voices, told their love in
unmistakable language. When the
young man reached the street where he
lived he gave the young lady her par
sol, shopping-bag, and other traps
which he was carrying for her, and,
holding out his hand, wished her q
plaintive goodbye, adding as he
reached the door, and the car waited:
Il will see you again
"Let it be soon," she urged with an
anxious infection of voice.
The inference which was conveyed to
the amused passengers was that the
youth would hurry home, snatch a
mouthful of supper, make hasty toilet
and appear at the residence of his idol
within an hour or two at the latest.
1t reminds one Of the couple who
spooned along, repeating their good
Dyes until the clock struck the hour of
midnight, and the young man felt com
PEELED to go.
"Whcn shall see you again?" asked
the girl, anxiously.
"To-morrow," isped the ardent
youth, with reassuring promptness.
"Must / wait until tomorrow?
Love is delicate and elusive thing,
and shuns the gaze of strangers. That
which passes for it, and haunts itself
in the public face. is not love, but it's
counterfeit metal OF baser mold.
Making love in public furnishes
amusement for the people, and degraaes
a lofty principle into q sordid spectacle.
Young men do not take the initiative in
making themselves ridiculous Gal
lantry is so much 4 part Of mans ma
ture that he can put his soul in his
eyes when he is talking to any woman
and make her feel that she is the only
one Of her sex in whom he takes the
slightest interest. He may wear his
love on his sleeve, but it is not the real
sentiment-only "decoy duck" with
which to lure other game. But with q
young girl it is quite different. She is
in awful earnest. Her whole tender,
susceptible nature flames in her cheeks
and looks out Of her eyes. The world
may see it and she not care.
Mans love is OF mans life thing apart.
lis woman's whole existence"
But the world is censorious Judge,
not kind guardian, and it ridicules
her pretty passion, and voices again the
old contumely: "Wait awhile"
1t would be rather lonely in the over
full desert of social life, if the married
and unmarried lovers should suddenly
et1ace themselves by ceasing to wear
their badges Of love eternal and UNI
changeable and conduct themselves
like the vivisectel members Of society,
who get along after Il fashion without
hearts. The dove-colored bride who
addresses her husband Of a day rs
chubby and is overheard saying to
him: Nobody would think we are
just married, would they, lovey?" would
really be missed. And the girl with
her first beau, the youth with curly
hair and china-blue eyes, who says
"ma" and "pa, if you pull the CONVEX
sational string, would leave vacuum if
suddenly withdrawn. But it would be
better for the dear young people them
selves, for they are really casting their
pearls before an animal that is not
metaphorical, and which will assnredly
turn and rend them.
Howells, who makes love like q
philosopher or butcher, has some of
his characters seclude themselves in a
park. Suicidal idea. The burning
deck" would be less public and more
sentimental, with the ripsling waters
beneath, but it would indeed be q
robust passion that could survive either
situation. We could only suspect a
seasick avowal from the one and tri-
angles and parallelograms OF affection
from the other. Girls, never accept a
man who would propose to you in the
park Mrs. III. l.. Rayne, IN Detroit
Free Press.
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